This exciting three-day workshop experiential-based training program that will provide you with the knowledge, skills, experience and confidence to successfully lead Agile projects. During this unique training program, you will learn how to effectively build and successfully lead Agile teams. You will have the opportunity to apply the latest Agile tools and techniques to a real-world Agile project. Topics covered during this three-day program include:
· History of Agile
· Key Agile Principles
· Agile Methods Compared to Traditional Software Development Lifecycles
· Agile Methods and Determining Suitability
· Keeping Agile Methods “Alive and Well”
· Agile Roles and Responsibilities
· Building a Strong Agile Team
· Developing the Communications Plan
· Techniques for Visual Collaboration and Problem Solving
· Scrum Meeting Management
Agile Planning and Estimating
· Techniques for Planning
· Product Backlog Features
· Optimizing Value
· Estimating Work
· Team Capacity Planning
· Story Writing
· Task Boards
Scrum
· The Sprint Planning Meeting
· The Sprint Backlog
· Decomposing the Sprint Backlog
· Conducting Sprints
· Guiding the Team During the Sprint
· Progress Assessments and Issues Management
· Daily Scrum Stand-up Meetings
· Sprint Retrospective Meetings
· Tracking Techniques
· Work Completed vs. Hours Expended
· Time Prioritization
· Velocity Graphs
· Burn-downs
· Product Backlog Management and the Definition of “Done”
· Status Reporting and Client Relationship Management
Project Closeout
· Benefits Measurement
· Capturing Lessons Learned